[GreenKeys] Ribbons for older TTY's

Sat, 22 Feb 2003 12:50:17 -0600

Sheldon is right on.  That is where I got mine!

Gary WA0NDN
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At 06:19 PM 2/22/03 +0200, Sheldon Daitch wrote:
>This is a long shot, but I seem to recall that small eyelets and
>eyelet tools were available in the notions section of department
>stores, more specifically with the sewing supplies, and maybe
>with sewing machine accessories.  My memory is hazy on this,
>and since the beloved SO is not into sewing, I don't spend any
>time in this section, but I recall my dad having stuff like this in
>his retail store.
>
>Myabe I am off on a bad tangent, but it might be worth a
>look.
>
>Sheldon
>
>Don Robert House wrote:
>
>> At 5:23 PM -0500 2/21/2003, Doug Alderdice wrote:
>> >At 04:26 PM 2/21/2003, david freeman wrote:
>> >>Does anyone have information where colored ribbons (red, blue,
>> >>purple, brown, etc...) can be found. Even if it's on the wrong
>> >>spool as long as it's 1/2" wide, (I have lots of empties). I have
>> >>some RTTY pix that are designed for multi-colors
>> >>
>> >>Dave, WW8S
>> >
>> >I just bought a purple point-of-sale machine ribbon at my local
>> >Office Max.  It comes on really tiny spools (maybe an inch in dia.)
>> >but the ribbon is 1/2" wide and 19.5" ft long; no problem to spool
>> >off onto a full-size teletype spool.  Only thing is there are no
>> >rivets on the ribbon ends to trip the ribbon reversing mechanism.
>> >If you have a small pop rivet tool you can probably add that
>> >yourself.  I don't.  I bought it because I needed a ribbon for the
>> >typing reperf in my 28ASR and it was the only thing that Office Max
>> >had in a 1/2" ribbon and I had a big paper tape punch project to do,
>> >so I just watch the spools when I am punching tape and hit the
>> >reversing lever myself at the right time.
>> >
>> >The ribbon is a Royal #013090 Cash Register Ribbon.
>> >
>> >Have fun.
>> >
>> >73,
>> >
>> >Doug, KA2WFT
>> >
>> >NNNN
>>
>> I have the tool to put in the eyelets but have not been able to find
>> the eyelets.
>> Don
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